Kindy Uplift Advisor

**For Children. For You. For Always.**

Are you ready to do something that truly matters?

At C&K, our purpose is to make a positive impact on children’s lives. It’s what we’ve been doing for more than 115 years. Through evidence-based thinking, hard work and true compassion, we’ve built a trusted reputation as Queensland’s leading provider of early childhood education.

But times are changing, and so are we. And although we’re passionate believers that children come first, we know our people must come first, too.

Join us and find a better way with C&K - for children, for you, for always.
- “C&K aligned with my values and beliefs on what early childhood education should look, feel and be like. I am very proud to be a part of such a wonderful organisation that has supported and nurtured me on so many levels. I now work with so many wonderful people from the teams in the centres and all the people who keep things going at C&K Central. Even though C&K is pretty big organisation it just feels like family to me and I can't imagine being anywhere else. This year marks 18 years working with C&K and I'm looking forward to many more to come.”_
- _Tania Douglas - Early Childhood Education Manager_

**Help shape the future of children in our care**

This position is a Fixed Term Contract, Fulltime until 19 December 2025 and will see you supporting early childhood centres participating across Qld in the Kindy Uplift pilot program. The position is based in Brisbane and will require a commitment for regular travel, including overnight travel across a given week.

As our highly valued Kindy Uplift Advisor based at our Central office at Kedron, you’ll be vital to ensuring our teams have the passionate, dedicated people they need to help children belong, grow and become confident lifelong learners.

You’ll help us shape the future of children in our care by:

- **Program management**:Support centres to develop, evidence, review and approve Kindy uplift plans. You are expected to work as part of a wider Kindy uplift pilot team and engage in regular advisor meetings and events with other advisors and the department such as information sessions and workshops with the Department of Education.
- **Collaboration**:Work cross-functionally within a network of key stakeholders including:

- C&K and Lady Gowrie Queensland
- Cohort of eligible services/Approved Providers
- Department of Education
- Other Kindy Uplift Advisors.
- **Content Expertise**:Champion the Early Years Learning Framework and Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guidelines and advocate for strengthening Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander perspectives throughout early years services.

**What you’ll bring**

You’ll be an experienced professional who is willing to learn and grow with a purpose-led organisation.

To thrive and succeed in this role, you will have:

- Hold an ACECQA approved Bachelor’s in Education (Early Childhood) or Diploma in Early Childhood Education or similar qualification.
- An excellent practical understanding of the National Quality Framework, and legislative and regulatory requirements relevant to early childhood education and care, and tools and strategies for assessing outcomes.
- A commitment to advancing the Early Years Learning Framework and the Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guidelines.
- To perform this role it is essential that you identify as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person as per the requirements of the QLD government funding framework.

**Join us and find a better way with C&K - for children, for you, for always.**
- C&K is a child-safe organisation and all C&K employees are required to undergo a police check and not be a ‘_Restricted Person_’ or Suspended Educator under the QLD Blue Card System._

Kedron, QLD

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